Today's News

A miscellaneous collection of comments taken by Optic reporters over the course of 2008:

January

“It was shocking. ... I just didn’t think about it before I jumped in, and it was ‘whoa.’”

— Rosie Lanphere, who jumped into Storrie Lake on New Year’s Day 2008 with her friends, and quickly emerged to talk about it.

“We don’t waste any water at all. ... We have multiple kids sharing the same bathtub, and we’re constantly reusing water.”

Few things in Las Vegas in 2008 have been discussed more than the turmoil surrounding Robertson High School in the aftermath of sexual assaults at a football camp that has led to expulsions, charges, hard feelings and lawsuits.

The repercussions of the assaults, in which a half dozen perpetrators allegedly used broomsticks with which to sodomize younger fellow members of the Robertson Cardinals football team, are likely to redound for years.

Rounding out the top ten news stories, as selected by a sampling of members of the Optic’s staff and editorial board, are:

Las Vegas Mayor Tony Marquez said Tuesday that he remains in contact with people who may be interested in becoming city manager.

He said he has also included City Council members in the process. On average, he said, members have each provided two names of possible candidates.

“The great majority of candidates are local,” the mayor said. “It’s still wide open.”

He said the city plans to advertise the position in the Optic and on national Internet sites.

Highlands University will continue negotiations in its bid to take over the College of Santa Fe, a small private institution that is having financial difficulties.

Even though Highlands’ Board of Regents ended a special three-hour closed meeting by tabling action on acquisition of the Santa Fe school, President Jim Fries told the media it was an important session.